U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Jones, right, a radio operator with 3d Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, assists Cpl. Kelsy Marquez, a supply administration and operations specialist with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3D Marine Logistics Group, in her tax returns at the Camp Foster Tax Center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 10, 2022. The Camp Foster Tax Center assists eligible taxpayers with the preparation of e-filing both federal income tax returns and state income tax returns, as applicable. The team at the Tax Center not only assists service members of any branch, but also any eligible taxpayer that has base access, including but not limited to retired service members aboard Okinawa, dependents, and status of forces agreement personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Jones, right, a radio operator with 3d Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, assists Cpl. Kelsy Marquez, a supply administration and operations specialist with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3D Marine Logistics Group, in her tax returns at the Camp Foster Tax Center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 10, 2022. The Camp Foster Tax Center assists eligible taxpayers with the preparation of e-filing both federal income tax returns and state income tax returns, as applicable. The team at the Tax Center not only assists service members of any branch, but also any eligible taxpayer that has base access, including but not limited to retired service members aboard Okinawa, dependents, and status of forces agreement personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
Decorations and food are displayed at the USO on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 4, 2022. The USO celebrated its 81st birthday across all of its offices around the world, continuing to be the bridge for U.S. service members and their families back to home. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam.) - Decorations and food are displayed at the USO on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 4, 2022. The USO celebrated its 81st birthday across all of its offices around the world, continuing to be the bridge for U.S. service members and their families back to home. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam.)
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jan Marayag, a laboratory chief with the Naval Medical Research Center Silver Spring, collects blood samples on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2022. The COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines study was founded in May 2020 to assist the Marine Corps manage the COVID-19 outbreaks at the recruit depots and to monitor the health of recruits who tested positive for the virus. The second iteration of the study was launched soon after, and deployed to over 15 bases around the U.S. and in Okinawa to follow up and monitor the long-term effects those recruits, now Marines, may be experiencing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jan Marayag, a laboratory chief with the Naval Medical Research Center Silver Spring, collects blood samples on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 24, 2022. The COVID-19 Health Action Response for Marines study was founded in May 2020 to assist the Marine Corps manage the COVID-19 outbreaks at the recruit depots and to monitor the health of recruits who tested positive for the virus. The second iteration of the study was launched soon after, and deployed to over 15 bases around the U.S. and in Okinawa to follow up and monitor the long-term effects those recruits, now Marines, may be experiencing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp) - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)
Masami Goya, a fire captain with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services (MCIPAC F&ES), conducts sprinting drills in Tsuha, Nakagusuku-village, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Goya has been a firefighter for MCIPAC F&ES since 1990, is an avid marathon, triathlon, and Ironman competitor and has been performing Shishimai, a Japanese traditional lion dance, for 41 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - Masami Goya, a fire captain with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services (MCIPAC F&ES), conducts sprinting drills in Tsuha, Nakagusuku-village, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Goya has been a firefighter for MCIPAC F&ES since 1990, is an avid marathon, triathlon, and Ironman competitor and has been performing Shishimai, a Japanese traditional lion dance, for 41 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Marc Chaplin, a base range noncommissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, combat glides while conducting a series of drills in preparation for the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition Far East on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2021. During the competition, Marines practiced marksmanship on multiple courses of fire while conducting advanced pistol and rifle movement drills to accumulate scored points as a team and as individuals. The Marines with a score in the top 10 percentile will receive a medal and advance to other competitions. The competition is held annually to improve Marines’ marksmanship fundamentals, combat readiness, and proficiency with both rifle and pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp) - U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Marc Chaplin, a base range noncommissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, combat glides while conducting a series of drills in preparation for the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition Far East on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2021. During the competition, Marines practiced marksmanship on multiple courses of fire while conducting advanced pistol and rifle movement drills to accumulate scored points as a team and as individuals. The Marines with a score in the top 10 percentile will receive a medal and advance to other competitions. The competition is held annually to improve Marines’ marksmanship fundamentals, combat readiness, and proficiency with both rifle and pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)
A firefighter with the Urasoe Fire Department Rescue Team is rinsed off with water to sanitize their bunker gear during bilateral live-fire flashover training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2021. The training between Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services and the Urasoe Fire Department Rescue Team began with an instructional period in which the local community firefighters were introduced to emergency fire response tactics practiced in the U.S. After the class, firefighters from both departments put on their safety gear and entered into an enclosed fire laboratory, known as the Swede Survival Phase 1 System, to observe the dynamics of a common fire which transitions into a flashover, a near-simultaneous ignition of most of the directly combustible material inside an enclosed area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - A firefighter with the Urasoe Fire Department Rescue Team is rinsed off with water to sanitize their bunker gear during bilateral live-fire flashover training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2021. The training between Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services and the Urasoe Fire Department Rescue Team began with an instructional period in which the local community firefighters were introduced to emergency fire response tactics practiced in the U.S. After the class, firefighters from both departments put on their safety gear and entered into an enclosed fire laboratory, known as the Swede Survival Phase 1 System, to observe the dynamics of a common fire which transitions into a flashover, a near-simultaneous ignition of most of the directly combustible material inside an enclosed area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ethan Branch, a career planner with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installation Pacific, poses for a photo on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2021. Branch was awarded the Commandant of the Marine Corps Career Planner of the Year award for 2021. Marines nominated for Career Planner of the Year have displayed a consistent high level of performance that significantly and positively impacted mission accomplishment, reflecting exceptional leadership, management and organization skills, devotion to duty, and initiative in support of maintaining a quality enlisted career force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly) - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ethan Branch, a career planner with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installation Pacific, poses for a photo on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2021. Branch was awarded the Commandant of the Marine Corps Career Planner of the Year award for 2021. Marines nominated for Career Planner of the Year have displayed a consistent high level of performance that significantly and positively impacted mission accomplishment, reflecting exceptional leadership, management and organization skills, devotion to duty, and initiative in support of maintaining a quality enlisted career force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jorge Gamboa, the mobility chief with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, poses for an environmental portrait on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 1, 2021. Gamboa has served in the Marine Corps for seven years and at the age of 14 he started his bodybuilding journey with the ultimate goal of becoming an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jorge Gamboa, the mobility chief with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, poses for an environmental portrait on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 1, 2021. Gamboa has served in the Marine Corps for seven years and at the age of 14 he started his bodybuilding journey with the ultimate goal of becoming an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Douglas Burke, camp commander of Camp Kinser and the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, greets students with Okinawa International University before they begin a tour on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 22, 2021. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, students with Okinawa International University were able to visit Camp Kinser and participate in a guided tour of the base. The tour included a question and answer interactive class between the students and Marines, a visit to the Battle of Okinawa Historical Display, lunch at the Camp Kinser Mess Hall, and was followed by a walkthrough of Marines’ living quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Douglas Burke, camp commander of Camp Kinser and the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, greets students with Okinawa International University before they begin a tour on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 22, 2021. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, students with Okinawa International University were able to visit Camp Kinser and participate in a guided tour of the base. The tour included a question and answer interactive class between the students and Marines, a visit to the Battle of Okinawa Historical Display, lunch at the Camp Kinser Mess Hall, and was followed by a walkthrough of Marines’ living quarters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)